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By
Akindman
FOR PETE'S SAKE
The phrase is simply a polite version of a common and
profane expression involving the name of Christ.
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Biblical origins. Think of St Peter. Think of the
omnipresent medieval church and think of hitting your thumb with a hammer. You
can't swear, else the local priests will have you up before the Bishop and the
Lord alone knows what the outcome of that will be, so you exclaim, in
appropriate tone of voice, "For Saint Peter's sake" and carry on
erecting the shelves. This phrase was amended to "For Pete's Sake" in
later, less religiously oppressive, times.
Levi
Strauss
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(February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a
German-Jewish immigrant to the United States who founded the first company to
manufacture blue jeans. His firm, Levi Strauss & Co., began in 1853 in San
Francisco, California. (From Wikipedia)
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In late 1872 Jacob Davis, a Reno, Nevada tailor, started
making men's work pants with metal points of strain for greater strength. He
wanted to patent the process but needed a business helper, so he turned to Levi
Strauss, from whom he purchased some of his fabric. On May 20, 1873, Strauss
and Davis received United States patent for using copper rivets to strengthen
the pockets of denim work pants. Levi Strauss & Co. began manufacturing the
famous Levi's brand of jeans, using fabric from the Amoskeag Manufacturing
Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. (From
Wikipedia)
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